young children computational thinking by modeling playground environments. She seeks to expand her experience by volunteering and helping to facilitate STEM workshops.Mr. Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University Salah Alfailakawi is a PhD student in Educational Technology (ET) Graduate Programs at Kansas State University’s College of Education. His areas of interest include social/cultural issues in ET, the impact of ET on learners and teachers, as well as practice and change management. He earned his master’s degree in practice and theory in interdisciplinary studies from Montana State University Billings. He has been an a teacher of English as a foreign language since 2006 and a head teacher since 2012 (6th-9th
are small enough to be used as in-classdemonstrations for courses that are entirely lecture-based. We are currently also running a smallpilot follow-on course that is conducted in a project-based approach where the students involvedspecify performance parameters, design (including printed circuit), and test a regulator board thatcould be used in subsequent offerings of our initial course offering. We have found that this typeof student involvement in curriculum development is a valuable tool in developing enthusiasmfor within our program.9 Student comments were favorable and indicated that courses such asthis one were an asset to our curriculum.Summary and ConclusionsWe have found student interest in topics related to the generation and
AC 2012-3490: MULTICULTURAL ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT ANDRETENTION AT A LARGE URBAN UNIVERSITYDr. Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston Kathy Zerda is the Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES), the multicul- tural learning community for undergraduates at the Cullen College of Engineering. She also directs the UH Women in Engineering program. Zerda is an Instructional and Research Assistant Professor for the college and serves as the faculty adviser for the student chapters of the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists. Before joining the University of Houston, Zerda worked as an Engineering Manager for Hewlett-Packard Company. She
AC 2012-5454: ENHANCING STUDENTS’ HIGHER-ORDER SKILLS THROUGHCOMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING USING SCAFFOLDING FOR CRE-ATIVE PROBLEM SOLVINGProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University Jianjun Yin, Ph.D is a professor of education in the College of Education at Jackson State University. His
Paper ID #23625Assessing Engineering Disciplines with Expected Success for Females in SaudiArabiaDr. Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny is an assistant professor at the Industrial Engineering department (since 2010) and head of the Alumni and Employment Unit (since 2013) at the College of Engineering, King Saud University. He completed both his PhD (2006) and Master’s (2001) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU), where he was a graduate teaching and research assistant. He holds a BSME from the American University in Cairo (AUC, 1998). El-Sherbeeny’s research
amovement “from having self-degrading racial identity attitudes to self-enhancing racial identityattitudes”8 (p. 34), where individuals feel secure about their own racial group and appreciateother racial and ethnic groups. The challenge with Cross and Helm’s theoretical models is thatthey both do not consider holistic individuals with their other identities. Therefore a use of amultifaceted model for racial identity development seems to address this issue. The Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity (MMRI) was first introduced by Sellersand others in the late 1990s; MMRI treats each AA individual uniquely with different thoughts,cultural views, and behaviors. This model provides an integrated view of racial identitydevelopment of AAs by
to students the benefits of getting involved in research 2. Identify research opportunities (tribal college, NDSU, UND, industry, federal/state agencies. 3. Acquire necessary equipment and instrumentation 4. Determine whether or not to include the project in the curriculum or if it should be used as an enrichment activity for selected students only 5. Decide what measures will be used for evaluationNative Science ConceptsNative people have understood that nature was not merely a collection of objects. Throughstories, art and ways of community, Native tribes have expressed science as ever flowing andinseparable from our own perceptions with nature at the center19. They believe that everythinghas a spirit and everything is
determine the learning impact on students when the3D printer was introduced. This was done after teaching the same class content to all classes. Forthe second experiment, a post-attitudinal survey was given to all of the students of the classes thatused the 3D printer. This same procedure will be followed for the second year of the research.Training was an integral part of the student project as was attending different technologyworkshops provided by the Learning Environments (LE) area within the Academic Technologies(AT) department at UTEP. LE works directly with students and faculty to research and prototypetechnology in educational spaces. Furthermore, students were given a web space and training indifferent types of software (iWeb, iMovie
SPTOOLS graphical filter design editor using a Parks-McClellaniterative algorithm for digital filter coefficients determination. The filter will then be implementedusing the CodeWarrior, an integrated development environment (IDE), for the creation of programthat runs on the Tower System Microcontroller (APPENDIX figure B2). Signal conditioning usingoperation amplifier for anti-aliasing and anti-imaging filter is also included in the curriculum toenhance their knowledge in analog filter design. Performance of the Tower embedded systemboard can be tested by using the NI Elvis Instrument Launcher (APPENDIX C). The FunctionGenerator has frequency sweep capabilities which allow Bode Analyzer to create a frequencyresponse automatically of the real
-centered and distance learning.IntroductionMany countries are currently experiencing a critical need to increase the number of peoplechoosing careers in engineering and technology 1-5. In particular, IPENZ (The Institution ofProfessional Engineers New Zealand) has recently stated that New Zealand has a severeshortage of graduate engineers and needs to produce twice as many engineering graduates asit currently does to match other OECD countries and to meet its own requirements 2.However, meeting this demand for an increased number of engineering graduates isextremely difficult since high-school enrollments in mathematics and physics have declinedsignificantly in recent years 3. This problem is exacerbated by the shortage of appropriately-qualified
content.Unlike the majority of the engineering curriculum, professional ethics is neither calculation- nordesign-intensive. Covering this content through traditional lecturing and text-based readingassignments often fails to fully motivate this generation of tech-savvy students to learn to theirfull potential. Improvements to course design and content delivery can improve studentengagement [5-9]. These strategies include developing interactive course activities [6],incorporating multimedia resources [7-9], and integrating practical experiences into the deliveryof the course content [9]. Specifically, recent papers have suggested incorporating a multi-modalapproach to teach ethics using popular media [10].Bearing this in mind, a short ethics module was
has worked as a practicing engineer for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and MSC Software Corp., as well as various consulting and expert witness positions. He also held a faculty position at University of the Pacific and is an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas, Austin. He has received numerous professional awards including a NASA Post-Doctorial Fellowship, ASEE Best Paper Awards, the ASME Most Innovative Curriculum Award, the Ernest L. Boyer - International Award for Excellence in Teach- ing, the US Air Force Academy Seiler Award for Excellence in Engineering Research and the Outstanding Academy Educator Award. He has published over 100 technical articles and
outcomes [7] also list some of these essential skills. For a higher education institution to be able to deliver an education that develops students’essential skills, it must develop strategies for action based on a clearly defined systemic vision [8].A benchmarking study commissioned by MIT [9] highlighted the need to provide students withfurther opportunities for practical engineering and for developing the aforementioned essentialskills. The NEET program, launched in 2017, reimagines engineering education at MIT. It is across-departmental initiative, focusing on integrative, project-centric learning. The program helpsfoster the essential skills, knowledge, and qualities required to tackle the complex problems of the21st century
supporting the use of “gamification” as a fun,innovative, and effective way of teaching key statistical concepts. Gamification has been de-scribed as the integration of game design in non-game contents into the curriculum in order toimprove students' motivation, academic achievement, and attitudes toward lessons. [2] © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023A key objective of engineering education is to integrally develop concepts, aptitudes, and abili-ties with the motivation to learn in order to prepare future engineer to tackle problems and de-velop solutions to the challenges that society faces. Gamification is one strategy that can be em-ployed to increase engagement and motivation in engineering education
2006-709: A WEB-BASED SOLVER FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLOWCALCULATIONSHarish Eletem, Lamar University HARISH ELETEM was a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University in 2005.Fred Young, Lamar University FRED YOUNG is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He has published many technical papers and presented several papers at international conferences.Kendrick Aung, Lamar University KENDRICK AUNG is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical
Paper ID #23982A Low-cost Affordable Viscometer Design for Experimental Fluid ViscosityVerification and Drag Coefficient CalculationMr. Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis I am a young professional engineer who has graduated from Purdue University in Indianapolis with a masters in Mechanical Engineering. It should also be noted that I also received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from there as well. My graduate studies was focused in thermal/fluid sciences and sys- tems/controls. Currently, my interests lie in aerospace applications with an emphasis in space propulsion and
(unless they qualifyto be placed in Calculus II by Advanced Placement test scores). Those with ACT Math scoresbelow 17 are placed in an Intermediate Algebra developmental class. In 2000, most otherfreshman engineering majors had ACT Math scores below 17 while in 2013 others were aboutequally divided between those with scores below 17 and those with scores above 25.Baseline Data for Program ImpactFive cohorts (2009-2013) totaling 172 students participated in the summer engineeringenrichment program. All participants had ACT Math scores from 17-25 inclusive, and 95%(163/172) passed both Algebra and Trigonometry with grades of C or better. A number ofstudents (44 or 25.6%) changed their majors to one with a curriculum requiring less
AC 2010-1016: THE CONSTRUCTIVIST-BASED WORKSHOP: AN EFFECTIVEMODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIESSusan Donohue, The College of New Jersey Susan Donohue is an assistant professor of Technological Studies in the School of Engineering at the College of New Jersey.Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky Christine Schnittka is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of Kentucky.Larry Richards, University of Virginia Larry Richards is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia
balance my own need to integrate philosophical conversations andcritical questions into my teaching, with their need to support the professional development ofour students.Lesson 2: Positivism is alive and well but not universalOne year into my position as a staff researcher, I was invited to lead an engineering educationseminar. We did not yet have an engineering education unit in our faculty, but we did have agroup of engineering professors, staff and students interested in engineering education research.We met monthly to discuss topics of interest. As a regular attendee, I was invited to lead aseminar on social science methodology. By the time of this invitation, I was used to beingintroduced as the “social scientist,” which was comical to me
out the Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationcuriosities within the participants and the motivation to continue studying subjects in physics andmathematics that will eventually lead them into the engineering curriculum at the university orcollege level.Logic Circuits SessionAn excellent laboratory exercise for an introduction to engineering course is one based on logiccircuits. The only preparation by way of background needed is introductory algebra. Booleanalgebra is used but for an introductory session what is needed can be taught easily in a shorttime. Most of the time is spent on wiring
Physics: A daily lecture laboratory class with topic on physics and design projects in Physics required of Year 2 participants. • Technical Writing: A daily writing class required for Year 3 students. • Statistics and Probability: A daily lecture class required for Year 3 participants.In addition to these curricular components, a number of special activities with an emphasis on Page 11.487.13space and NASA have been conducted over the past several years7.TexPREP provides a curriculum to better prepare its participants for future college studies inengineering. The bulk of the curriculum is centered in mathematics preparation and
Paper ID #33428Game Research Trends at the Annual ASEE Conference: A 15-year ContentAnalysisDr. Larysa Nadolny, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Larysa Nadolny is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Computer Interac- tion at Iowa State University. Her research interests include the integration of game-based learning and gamification in higher education for academic achievement and motivation.Mr. Md Imtiajul Alam, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Imtiajul Alam is a Doctoral student in Human Computer Interaction at Iowa State University. His home department is the
appeal to women andbecause of its place in the freshman engineering curriculum. Desired results are a largeparticipation by freshman women engineering students, a qualitative increase in confidence (bothacademically and in engineering in general), a quantitative increase in grades, and, over the longrun, an increase in the retention rate for women in engineering at Northeastern University.Freshman Physics ClassesEngineering students at Northeastern take their first physics class in the spring semester of theirfreshman year, covering the elements of Newtonian physics. This class involves a twice-weeklylecture held in a large lecture hall, a weekly small ILS session where students take quizzes andwork on homework, two weekly homework assignments
senior design capstone course that consists of Electricaland Computer, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering majors. This course was developed at theUniversity of Houston in 2003, the authors implemented changes in which many traditionaltopics were dropped for more “hands on” experiences. Redekopp et al [5] described a programpiloted in 2008 which integrated an Electrical and Computer Engineering capstone course with aproduct development and branding marketing course. An “integrated assignment” model wasadopted, in which students collaborated on assignments from their respective courses. Apreliminary assessment showed that the students had an increased propensity forinterdisciplinary and eventual transdisciplinary work after taking the course
frame of the proposed program,the MAC used the following strategies during the design and implementation of this program.The first was to establish an integrative and parallel training curriculum. For example, sinceblueprints, math, and gage reading are used everyday by machinists and tool and die makers,these concepts would be covered in theory early in the program and practiced simultaneouslyduring the shop floor projects throughout the eight weeks. Thus, at the end of the program, thestudent would have up to eight weeks of extensive hands-on experience integrating the majorconcepts. The MAC concentrated on the careful selection of students through interview andtesting methods. During the interviews the MAC explained to the students began
-typical STEM bound students, especially girls in engineering; through interest and belongingness by promoting empathy-based engineering design in instruction and practice.Sean Palmer Marquardt Rice, Washington State University, Vancouver c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Do Students Believe Girls Belong in Engineering? So, What? (WIED- Diversity)In January of 2016, we began a mixed method study at an urban middle school in the PacificNorthwest. The purpose of the work was to study the relationship between mathematics, science,and STEM (as an integrated study) interest in a general school population and in an all-girlsafter-school program. The
integrity vulnerabilities in classeswith online components. It uses lockdown proctored biweekly quiz/exam which avoids integrityvulnerabilities common to online delivery methods. Since multiple choice can be restrictive,students’ hand-written scratch worksheets composed during assessment are scanned-in. This isfurther explained herein within the Proctored Assessment Component in Section 6 of this paper.3.8 Activity 8: Score Clarification to Foster MetacognitionScore Clarification is a technique that motivates learners in a quest for partial credit to explainthe problem-solving flow that they used in their formative assessment submissions fromscanned-in scratch sheets. These elicit an explanation of the solution in their own words withfirst-line
the Gannon University MakerSpace,which provides tools like 3D printing and laser cutting. The course is designed to provide studentswith a foundational understanding of the professions and disciplines of engineering and computing.The course offers an integrated exploration of engineering principles and computational problem-solving. It aims to address the essential question of what it means to work and think in the fieldsof engineering and computing. The curriculum adopts a "hands-on" project approach to helpstudents engage with the practical aspects of these disciplines, supported by an introduction to thenecessary technical concepts. Students will also become familiar with the professional vocabularythat every engineer and computing
(Burke & Stets, 2009). Identity theorists advocate that an understanding of PIDprocesses lead to targeted policies and programs that improve students’ persistence into variousprofessions. PID is the process by which students come to think, act, and feel like professionals(Cruess et al., 2015). It is the successful integration of personal attributes and professionaltraining in the context of a professional community. It is an ongoing process of interpretation andre-interpretation of experiences which allow the strengthening and maturing of an individualthrough a series of processes of professional education and experiences (Beijaard, 2004; Kerby,1991; Kogan, 2000). Multiple factors within and outside the educational and
. Page 22.506.4 3. Defined Level – structured processes integrated with traditional university teaching, institutional strategic approach to e-learning including, possibly, an e-learning vision. 4. Managed Level – organizational approach with institutional criteria for evaluating e- learning in terms of improved student outcomes (beyond just student perception). 5. Optimized Level – continuous improvement processes, institutional program for regularly auditing the educational effectiveness of e-learning.The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) publishes the NationalStandards for Quality Online Teaching. These standards are designed to provide a set of qualityguidelines for on-line teaching and